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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister for SC/ST Development A K Balan on Tuesday said that the department has initiated steps to deliver all kinds of assistance to SC/ST families in the state in the wake of the ongoing lockdown declared to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. He said that special kits would be distributed to families comprising citizens over 60 years of age. There are 1,44,944 SC/ST families in the state. Directions have been given to respective district collectors to procure medicines that are unavailable at public pharmacies. Awareness videos on Covid-19 are being circulated in tribal settlements,” saidthe minister..